Search: State must lead on major affordable housing development, argues new paper

Scotland is suffering from a chronic housing shortfall approaching 100,000 new homes as a result of significant and consistent undersupply over the last 14 years, according to a report released today. Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) is calling for an all-tenure target of at least 25,000

East Renfrewshire Council has set its budget for 2022/23, which tackles the savings gap, balances the books and protects key frontline services. Council leader Tony Buchanan outlined the spending plans for the year ahead at a meeting of the full council on Thursday 3 March.

Glasgow City Council’s Empty Homes Strategy has brought back hundreds of empty homes back to use in the city over the past few years, helping to increase the housing supply.

Proposals for new homes for rent alongside facilities for the wider community at New Mart Road in Chesser have been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council.

Plans to fill in a Fife quarry pond to make room for a mixed-use development comprising holiday lodges and a cafe/bistro have been rejected by councillors. DDR (UK) Limited had been seeking planning permission in principle at Prestonhill Quarry in Inverkeithing.

Bellway Homes (Scotland East) has completed the purchase of an 8.72-acre site from Winchburgh Developments in the expanding new town centre for residential development. Bellway was one of the first developers to commit to the multimillion regeneration community launching its first development in 201

Councillors have given their approval for a new student accommodation block in Glasgow city centre following a hearing into the plans.

Families in Glasgow’s Govan have been given a winter warmer with the launch of a £40,000 voucher scheme to combat soaring fuel bills. Three housing associations in Govan – Linthouse, Govan and Elderpark have come together to create the Govan Energy Advice Project.

The Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee are coming together to hold two special sessions looking at the actions taken to reduce drugs deaths and problem drug use in Scotland.

The Scottish Law Commission has received a reference from the Scottish Government on establishing compulsory owners’ associations in tenement properties.

Plans for a new residential and mixed-use development in the heart of Glasgow city centre have failed to gain planning permission.

In a guest blog for CaCHE's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion series, Leanna Fairfax, draws on her own personal experience to highlight why we need to do more on gender within housing research and policy to ensure that the needs of women experiencing homelessness are met.

A planning application to transform Glasgow's Lancefield Quay into a 730-home waterside community has been submitted with build-to-rent specialist Moda Living lined up to develop and operate the site.

Plans to demolish a block of offices in the centre of Edinburgh to make way for 42 new homes have been recommended for approval by council planners. Morgan McDonnell Architecture lodged an application earlier this year on behalf of Square & Crescent Ltd regarding the Henderson Place Lane si

BBC Alba's European current affairs programme Eòrpa has visited Caithness and Sutherland to find out about the impact fuel poverty has on rural Scotland. Around 42% of households in rural Scotland are living in fuel poverty, which is defined as when a person needs to spend more than 10%